I've gotten my lovely Felixstone flying boat in FUD, with tons of detail, and I hope to turn it into a great model with detailed painting, (although still play it). My question is how much of a problem gradual wing droop over the months and years is with FUD, and as a result whether I should do something to prevent it. Right now the wings are ever so slightly bent downward, but not enough to really notice. But if it warps over time, that would of course be something I wouldn't be willing to put up with. It's been suggested to put a brass strip under the top wings, which I could certainly do, except it would look rather unsightly, and I have doubts whether I could add putty to the edges of the strip to smooth the edge and hopefully make it less noticeable. (My experience with greenstuff has been universally nowhere near good enough, and I lack an any way to sand or file it with my present set of equipment. Should I be using Squadron putty instead?)
So if it's not needed, I'd much rather not add it, but what I'm wondering is whether it's needed or not to prevent the wings from sagging over the next couple years. Thanks!
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